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Originally Posted by lolagrace
I would think a person has a right to know when a diagnosis has been applied to them for a variety of reasons. One, in the case they feel it might be incorrect so they can work to get the correct treatment. Two, in some cases effective treatment, both therapy and meds, can be somewhat dependent on that diagnosis and I prefer to know the rationale for my treatment (which is generally based on diagnosis).
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I assumed the OP was requesting that a diagnosis be made, as opposed to wanting to know the details of of an existing diagnosis that has been document somewhere. So I was commenting on the former. But yea I can see wanting to know what diagnosis has been applied.
Re: treatment, how can you treat something without identifying the cause? For example if you are diagnosed with "OCD" what does that mean? Is the brain sick from environmental toxins or a chronic bacterial/viral infection or leaky gut/leaky brain? Those are diagnoses. When a mental health professional assigns "OCD" and classifies it "psychiatric disorder" they have effectively accomplished nothing and potentially set in motion a dangerous course of "treatment".